Nikos Skalkotos
Staff Software Engineer (E4) at Ocado Technology
Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolNikos Skalkotos is a Staff Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building low-level, Linux-first systems in C, C++ and Python, currently shaping infrastructure and virtualization work at Ocado Technology. He combines deep expertise in system and network programming, virtualization and security with a proven track record delivering fleet management, IoT gateway (Tenderbox) and cloud infrastructure services. An active contributor to libguestfs, he has improved OS detection and fstab/device resolution across Linux and BSD variants, reflecting an attention to cross-distro compatibility that few systems engineers prioritize. He has led teams and projects end-to-end, blending hands-on implementation with engineering leadership and mentoring. Based in Greece, he pairs academic foundations in computer engineering and network-oriented systems with practical experience in robust production deployments.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Advanced Information System with a major in “Network- Oriented Information Systems, MSc Advanced Information System with a major in “Network- Oriented Information Systems at University of Piraeus, Department of InformaticsDiploma Computer Engineering and Informatics, Diploma Computer Engineering and Informatics at University of Patras, Computer Engineering & Informatics Department
Github Skills (8)
c1710
regular-expression10
c1110
openbsd9
freebsd9
netbsd9
oracle-linux9
archlinux9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
libguestfs/libguestfs
Mar 2012 - Jul 2017
library and tools for accessing and modifying virtual machine disk images. PLEASE DO NOT USE GITHUB FOR ISSUES OR PULL REQUESTS. See the website for how to file a bug or contact us.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:23 commits in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Nikos primarily contributed to the `libguestfs/libguestfs` project by implementing features related to file system inspection and fstab device resolution. Their work included adding support for Oracle Linux and Arch Linux, which involved modifying the OS detection logic and package management integration. Furthermore, they addressed bugs related to *BSD root detection and NetBSD/FreeBSD fstab device resolution, enhancing the library's compatibility with various operating systems.
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skalkoto/snf-image
Jan 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:212 pushes, 44 branches, 55 tags in 3 years 1 month
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